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  • BWCA Outfitting
    • Full & Partial Outfitting Packages
    • Canoe, Kayak, Boat & Gear Rentals
    • Shuttles
    • Clearwater Bunkhouses
    • Canoe & Kayak Day Trips
    • BWCA Canoe Routes
      • Clearwater Main
      • Cross Bay-Poplar
      • East Bearskin Lake
      • Frost River
      • Knife Lake
      • Little Saganaga
      • Poplar-Ram
      • West Bearskin Border
    • BWCA Campsites
      • Alder Lake
      • Mountain Lake
      • Pine Lake
      • Rose Lake
      • Saganaga Lake
      • South Lake
      • West Pike & Gogebic
      • Winchell Lake
      • Banadad Lake
      • Caribou Lake(East)
      • Caribou Lake(West)
      • Clearwater Lake
      • Crystal and Pierz
      • Daniels Lake
      • Duncan Lake
      • Deer and Moon
      • East Pike Lake
      • Horseshoe Lake
      • John Lake
      • Little Trout and Ram Lakes
      • Misquah and Vista Lakes
      • Moose Lake
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A Taste of Gunflint Trail History – Part 2

Aug 28, 2015

In 1915, Charlie & Petra Boostrom founded Clearwater Historic Lodge & Canoe Outfitters. This year we celebrate our centennial — 100 years of helping guests explore the beauty and tranquility of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. We’ve been sharing stories about the Boostrom’s and the early days of Clearwater Historic Lodge and the Gunflint Trail. The following blog is Part...

A Taste of Gunflint Trail History – Part 1

Aug 24, 2015

Image by Gunflint Trail Historical Society In 1915, Charlie & Petra Boostrom founded Clearwater Historic Lodge & Canoe Outfitters. This year we celebrate our centennial — 100 years of helping guests explore the beauty and tranquility of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. We’ve been sharing stories about the Boostrom’s and the early days of Clearwater Historic Lodge and the Gunflint...

Sat. Aug. 15, 5pm – Clearwater Centennial Party

Aug 11, 2015

We’re throwing a bash to celebrate our 100th birthday this Saturday, and you are invited! We’ll be honoring Charlie & Petra Boostrom, their extended family, and all the lives that have been touched over the last century here on the Gunflint Trail. We’ll have the BBQ hot, and we provide the brats. We’ll also have treats available from the bakery for...

After 75 Years, Historic Lodge Gets a High-tech Roof

Jul 29, 2015

Carl Clark is owner and president of Clark’s Quality Roofing, a commercial and industrial roofing company serving 11 western states, located in Murray, Utah. Together with his wife Laura Clark, they are the owners and stewards of Clearwater Historic Lodge & Canoe Outfitters.  * * * * * * * * * * * * * I am a huge...

Charlie’s Unending Energy, Summer and Winter Alike

Jul 23, 2015

In 1915, Charlie & Petra Boostrom founded Clearwater Historic Lodge & Canoe Outfitters. This year we celebrate our centennial — 100 years of helping guests explore the beauty and tranquility of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. In honor of our founders and their legacy, we’ve been sharing stories about the Boostrom’s and the early days of Clearwater Historic Lodge and...

Charlie and a baby moose

Jul 6, 2015

In 1915, Charlie & Petra Boostrom founded Clearwater Historic Lodge & Canoe Outfitters. This year we celebrate our centennial — 100 years of helping guests explore the beauty and tranquility of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.  In honor of our founders and their legacy, we’ve been sharing stories about the Boostrom’s and the early days of Clearwater Historic Lodge and...

Harriet Boostrom Talks About Growing Up at Clearwater

Jul 2, 2015

This year we celebrate our centennial — 100 years of helping guests explore the beauty and tranquility of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. In honor of our founders Charlie & Petra Boostrom who established Clearwater Historic Lodge back in 1915, we’ve been sharing stories about the Boostrom’s and the early days of Clearwater Historic Lodge and the Gunflint Trail. In...

From July 2014 – “We can feel the love.”

Jun 30, 2015

We’ve been helping guests explore the BWCA and relax on the Gunflint Trail since 1915.  Since this is 2015, it means our centennial summer is upon us. Time for reminiscing! Enjoy the inspiration that sings out from this recent 2014 guest book entry. * * * “We arrived at Clearwater by chance & luck & we think it is beautiful...

Charlie Marries Petra

Jun 29, 2015

In honor of our founders Charlie & Petra Boostrom and their legacy, we’ll be sharing stories about the Boostroms’ and the early days of Clearwater Historic Lodge and the Gunflint Trail.  Many of the stories — including the passage below — come from the delightful book, Gunflint Trailblazers – The Story of Charlie & Petra Boostrom by Beatrice Flaaten Ogren...

Living off the land

Jun 15, 2015

In honor of our founders Charlie & Petra Boostrom and their legacy, we’ll be sharing stories about the Boostrom’s and the early days of Clearwater Historic Lodge and the Gunflint Trail.  Many of the stories — including the passage below — come from the delightful book, Gunflint Trailblazers – The Story of Charlie & Petra Boostrom by Beatrice Flaaten Ogren...

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